The director of Suicide Squad, DavidAyer, will helm JasonStatham's next action thriller, TheBeekeeper, for Miramax.
Jason Statham’s big-screen characters have done everything from teaming up with other action icons to taking on a Megalodon shark. But Statham’s next character is set to enter the unexpectedly dangerous world of beekeepers. And now, the project has a director. Via Deadline, Suicide Squad helmer David Ayer has signed on to direct The Beekeeper.
According to the report, Miramax is hoping that The Beekeeper can become an action franchise. Deadline calls it a “fast-paced action-thriller, which is steeped in the mythology of beekeeping.” Statham’s character is a man on the path of vengeance with “national stakes.” He is also a former operative of the secret group who call themselves the Beekeepers. Salt screenwriter Kurt Wimmer wrote The Beekeeper on spec and successfully sold it to Miramax last fall.
Prior to becoming a director, Ayer wrote the screenplays for Training Day, S.W.A.T., and The Fast and the Furious. His directorial credits include Harsh Times, Street Kings, End of Watch, Sabotage, Fury, and Bright. Ayer’s most recent film was the crime thriller, The Tax Collector. As noted by Deadline, both Ayer and Statham have a history at Miramax. Statham starred in Guy Ritchie’s Wrath of Man and Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre, both of which were produced by Miramax. The studio was also behind Ayer’s Fury.“Having collaborated with Jason on Wrath Of Man and Operation Fortune, and with David on Fury, we are fortunate to partner with these masters of the new action genre to bring Kurt’s brilliant script to the first installment of this franchise.
There isn’t currently a start date for The Beekeeper. Miramax is reportedly going to shop the film around “at the upcoming Cannes market.” But it may take a few years before the project hits theaters.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Suicide Squad's David Ayer To Direct Jason Statham In The Bee KeeperDirector David Ayer and Jason Statham are partnering up for TheBeeKeeper, an unconventional action film surrounding the mythology of beekeeping.
Read more »
Structure fire in St. David ends in total lossThe Cochise County Sheriff's Office says on Friday, May 6, 2022, they received a call from the residents at a home near the 1500 block of South Tyler Road in St. David.
Read more »
David Rubenstein lends National Archives rare Bill of Rights imprintThe billionaire philanthropist has made donations and document loans to historical sites.
Read more »
David S. Goyer Breaks the Batman Mold With ‘Unburied’ Narrative Podcast'Spotify actually reached out to me and asked if I would be interested in doing a narrative podcast, an original audio story,' the writer and filmmaker tells THR in a chat about his latest Caped crusader project.
Read more »
David Cone: Darryl Strawberry mentored Derek Jeter on ‘what not to do’Derek Jeter had an unlikely mentor in Darryl Strawberry, David Cone tells The Post.
Read more »
'Unhinged' markets followed 'unforced error' by Fed's Powell, says David TepperBillionaire investor David Tepper puts the blame for this week's market volatility on the shoulders of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and the Bank of England.
Read more »